2024届广东省东莞市寮步宏伟中学英语九年级第一学期期末考试试题含解析

2024届广东省东莞市寮步宏伟中学英语九年级第一学期期末考试试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、－Areyoufeelingtiredafterdoingtheheavywork?－____________.Infact,Iamstillenergetic.A．NotalittleB．NotabitC．NotabitofD．Notlittle2、—Ifonedoesn’thaveadream,heorshehasnofromasaltedfish.—Iagreewithyou.A．difficultyB．discoveryC．difference3、—Shallwesitinthecornerorbythewindow?—.Idon’tmind.A．Both B．Neither C．No D．Either4、—DidLisanoticeyouenterthehouse?—Idon’tthinkso.She________tothemusicwithhereyesshut.A．listens B．listened C．waslistening D．islistening5、—Lingling,canIuseyoure-dictionary?—Sure.Butyou_____________returnitafterclass.A．must B．can C．may D．would6、—Howlonghaveyourparents________?—Forabout15years.A．lefttheirhometown B．gottoJinanC．joinedtheping-pongclub D．workedinthiscity7、It’shumorous_______youtotellfunnyjokestothose_______teenagers.A．of；lonelyB．of；aloneC．for；aloneD．for；lonely8、—PresidentXisaidthatweare,wewillbe.—That'sreallytrue,wecanonlyliveabetterlifebyworkinghard.A．thehard-working;theluckierB．themorehard-working;theluckierC．morehard-working;luckier9、Whichisthepronunciationoftheword“secret”?A．/’si:krət/ B．/si:’krət/ C．/se:’krət/ D．/’sekrət/10、Myparentswantmetohelpthecommunityandincreasemy_______oftheworld.A．operation B．treasure C．instrument D．knowledgeⅡ.完形填空11、Ilivedinapoorfamilywithmywonderfulmother.Sheoftentoldmethatnomatterhowpoorapersonwas,hecouldstillaffordadream.Mydreamwasathletics.WhenIwassixteen,Istartedplayingbaseball.Icouldthrowaninety-mile-per-hourfastballand1anythingthatmovedonthefield.Iwasalso2:myhighschoolcoachwasJohn,whobelievedinmeandtaughtmehowtobelieveinmyself.He

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methedifference3havingadreamandremainingtruetothatdream.Oneunusual4withCoachJohnchangedmylifeforever.Afriendhelpedmetofindasummerjob.Thismeantachanceformoneyinmypocketforanewbike,newclothesandthe5ofsavingforahouseformymother.ThenIrealizedIwouldhaveto6upsummerbaseballandthatmeantIwouldhavetotellJohnIwouldn'tbeplaying.WhenItoldJohn,hewas7asIexpectedhimtobe."Youhaveyourwholelifetowork,"hesaid."Youdon'thavetoomanyplayingdaysinyourlife.Youcan'taffordtowastethem."Istoodbeforehimwithmyhead8,tryingtothinkofthe9thatwouldexplaintohimwhymydreamofbuyingmymomahouseandhavingmoneyinmypocketwasworthfacinghisdisappointmentinme."Howmuchareyougoingtomakeatthisjob,son?"heasked."3.5dollarsanhour,"Ireplied."Well,"heasked,"Is$3.5anhourthepriceofadream?"Thatsimplequestionmademeunderstandthedifferencebetweenwantingsomethingrightnowandhavingagoal.IdecidedmyselftoplaysportsthatsummerandwithintheyearIwastakenonbythePittsburghPiratestoplaybaseball,andwas10a$20000agreement.Twoyearslater,Iboughtmymotherthehouseofmydream!1．A．kickB．hitC．passD．play2．A．rightB．shyC．luckyD．comfortable3．A．betweenB．toC．aboutD．in4．A．accidentB．interviewC．problemD．experience5．A．ideaB．startC．viewD．purpose6．A．putB．takeC．pickD．give7．A．sadB．happyC．frightenedD．helpful8．A．upB．offC．onD．down9．A．answersB．excusesC．wordsD．ways10．A．gotB．paidC．offeredD．presentedⅢ.语法填空12、二、语法填空：用所给单词的适当形式填空，未给词的限填一词。Iusedtobestronglyagainsttellinglies.Ican’tstand(忍受)lies.1．,awhiteliechangedmyidea.Severaldaysago,Iinvitedsomefriends2．(get)togetheratabartocelebratemybirthday.Theypromisedtomeet3．at5p.m.Whenthatdaycame,Igotto4．barearly.Tomydisappointment(失\望),onlyonefriendarrivedby4:50p.m.Didtheyforgetmybirthday?Ihadtokeep5．(wait)forthem.Mostofthemsaidthattheywere6．thewaywhilesomesaidtheywerestillathome.Irealizedthattheywouldn’tcomeontime.At5p.m.,there7．(be)justthreepeoplewithme.Isatonmychair8．(happy).Howcouldtheydothistome?Theydidn’tcareaboutme!IgotsoangrythatIdecidedtoleave.Butjustatthatmoment,agroupofmy9．(friend)cameintotheroomwithabigcakeintheirhands,singing“Happybirthdaytoyou”.Iwasso10．(surprise).Eversincethen,Ididn’thatetellingwhiteliesanymore.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Ifyouareplanningontravelling,thereareafewsimplerulesabouthowtomakelifeeasierbothbeforeandafteryourjourney.Firstofall,alwayscheckanddouble-checkdeparture(启程)time.Itisamazinghowfewpeoplereallydothiscarefully.OnceIarrivedattheairportafewminutesafterten,MysecretaryhadgottheticketformeandIthoughtshehadsaidthattheplaneleftat10:50.WhenIarrivedattheairport,theclerkatthedeparturedesktoldmethatmyflightwasclosed.Therefore,Ihadtowaitthreehoursforthenextoneandmissedanimportantmeeting.Thesecondruleistorememberthateveninthisageofcreditcards(信用卡),itisstillimportanttohaveatleastalittleofthelocalcurrency(货币)withyouwhenyouarriveinacountry.Thiscanbenecessaryifyouareflyingtoaplaceatmidnightandthebankattheairportwasclosed.TheonlywaytogettomyhotelwasbytaxiandbecauseIhadnodollars,Iofferedtopayinpoundsinstead.“Listen!Ionlytakerealmoney!”thedriversaidangrily.LuckilyIwasabletoborrowafewdollarsfromaclerkatthehotel,butitwasembarrassing.Thethirdandlastruleistofindoutasmuchasyoucanabouttheweatheratyourdestination(目的地)beforeyouleave.IfeelsorryforsomeofmyworkmateswhotravelinheavysuitandraincoatsinMay,whenitisstillfairlycoolinLondonorManchester,toplaceslikeAthens,RomeorMadrid,whereitisalreadybeginningtogetquitewarmduringtheday.1．Whereisthewritermostprobablyfrom?A．Italy.B．TheUSA．C．TheUK.D．Greece.2．Accordingtothepassage,thedriverwasangrybecausethewriter_______________.A．didnotgivehimthelocalmoneyB．gavehimfalsemoneyC．offeredtopaybycreditcardD．hadnoenoughchange3．Thewritermainlytellsus___________________.A．howtoplanourtripB．howtoenjoyourselvesontripC．howtomakelifeeasierD．howtobewellpreparedforatripB14、OnceIspokeatahighschool.Afterthespeech,Iwasaskedtoseeaspecialstudent.Anillnesshadkepttheboyathome,buthehadexpressedaninterestinmeetingme,anditwouldmeanagreatdealtohim.Iagreed.HewasMatthew.Whenhewasborn,thedoctortoldhisparentsthathewouldnotlivetoseefive,thentheyweretoldhewouldnotmakeittoten.Nowhewasthirteen.HewantedtomeetmebecauseIwasagold-medalweightlifter,andIknewaboutovercomingobstaclesandgoingformydreams.IspentoveranhourtalkingtoMatthew.Neveroncedidhecomplain(抱怨).Hespokeaboutwinningandsucceedingandgoingforhisdreams.

Heknewwhathewastalkingabout.Hejusttalkedabouthishopesforthefuture,andhowonedayhewantedtoliftweightwithme.Whenwefinishedtalking,IwenttomybriefcaseandpulledoutthefirstgoldmedalIwonandputitaroundhisneck.Itoldhimhewasmoreofawinnerandknewmoreaboutsuccessandovercomingobstacles

thanIeverwould.Helookedatitforamoment,thentookitoffandhandeditbacktome.Hesaid,“Youareachampion(冠军).Youearnedthatmedal.SomedaywhenIgettotheOlympicsandwinmyownmedal,Iwillshowittoyou.”LastsummerIgotthenewsthatMatthewhaddiedandaletterMatthewhadwrittenmeafewdaysbefore:DearRick,MymomsaidIshouldsendyouathank-youletterforthepictureyousentme.ThedoctorstellmethatIdon’thavelongtoliveanymore.ButIstillsmileasmuchasIcan.ItoldyousomedayIwasgoingtotheOlympicsandwinagoldmedal.ButIknownowI’llnevermakeit.ButIknowI’machampion,andGodknowsthattoo.WhenIgettoHeaven,Godwillgivememymedalandwhenyougetthere,Iwillshowittoyou.Thankyouforlovingme.Yourfriend,Matthew1．Theboywishedtomeetthewriterbecause.A．hewishedtotakepartintheOlympicsB．headmiredtheauthorverymuchC．hehopedtomakefriendswiththeauthor2．WhichofthestatementsisTRUE?A．Matthewwasgoodatweightlifting.B．Rickhadthesimilardiseaseasachild.C．Matthewnevergaveupinfaceofdisease.3．Whydidtheboyrefusethewriter’smedal?A．Hedidn’tneedRick’spity.B．Ricklookedonthemedalasthemostimportantthing.C．ThegoldmedalwasverydeartoRick.4．WhatcanbeinferredfromMatthew’sletter?A．Mathewwasunhappybeforedeath.B．MathewkeptintouchwithRick.C．MathewsentsomepicturestoRick.5．Whatdoesobstaclesmean?A．障碍B．麻烦C．疾病C15、People,especiallyEnglishpeople,lovetalkingabouttheweather.It’saneasywaytostartaconversation.Butdoyouknowsomeweathertermscanalsoexpressafeelingorsituation.Herearesomeinterestingexpressions.HeadinthecloudsIfsomeonehashisheadintheclouds,theyareoutoftouchwiththeeverydayworldandcanbeunrealisticasaresult.Theexpressionremindsyoutobeawareofwhat’shappeningaroundyou.TakearaincheckIfyouhearsomeonesay“I’lltakearaincheck”,itdoesn’tmeanthathewillgoouttoseeifit’sraining.Infact,theexpressioncouldbeusedasapolitewaytoturndowninvitations.However,notasafullrefusal,butmorelikelytoputtheinvitationofftoanothertime.Whenitrains,itpoursTheexpressionisusedwhensomethinggoeswrong,especiallywhenalotofthingsgowrongatthesametime.Peopleliketosayitwhentheymeetwithbadlucksoneafteranotherinashorttime.WeatherthestormAsanextremeweather,astormcouldbeverydangerousandcauseseriousresults.Toweatherthestormistogetthroughdifficultsituationsinyourlife.1．WhydoEnglishpeoplelovetalkingabouttheweatherinthewriter’sopinion?A．Theycareabouttheweatherverymuch.B．Theywanttoknowwhat’shappeningaroundthem.C．Theydon’thaveotherinterestingthingstotalkabout.D．Theythinkit’saneasywaytostartaconversation.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“turndown”mean?A．accept B．refuse C．throw D．change3．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．Thewholearticleistellingushowtotelltheweather.B．Thewriterthinksifsomeonehashisheadintheclouds,thepersonmustcareaboutwhat’shappeningverymuch.C．Whensomebodysays“whenitrains,itpours”,hemustbeunlucky.D．Theexpression“weatherthestorm”canbeusedtoputoffanappointment.D16、TheLittlePrincewaswrittenbyaFrenchpilotandwriterAntoinedeSaint—Exupery.Itisoneofthemostfamousbooksaroundtheworld.Itwaspublishedin1943.Thisstoryhasbeentranslatedinto42languagesandwasadapted(改编)intoamovie.Thelittleprincelivesonasmallplanetalone.Heleadsahappylife.Onedaythewindsbringshimaseed.Theseedthenturnsintotheloveliestflowerhehaseverseen.Hetakesgoodcareoftheflower,butfinallyhedecidestoleaveitandhisplanetinsearchforasecret—themostimportantthinginhislife.Duringhisjourneyinspace,thelittleprincemeetsaking,abusinessman,alamplighterandageographer.Theyalllivealoneondifferentplanets.AtlasthefindsoutthesecretfromafoxoftheEarth.Beforehereturnstohisplanet,hetellshissecrettothewriterofthebook,whomhemeetsinthedesert.Thesecretis:thepoweroflove.Whenyoureadthistouchingandsincerestoryofthelittleprince,youcan’thelpsmilingandfeelingthebeautyoflifeandloveinyourheart.1．Afterreadingthepassage,wecan’tknow______.A．whowrotethebookB．whenthebookwaspublishedC．whatisthebookaboutD．whoadaptedthebookintoamovie2．Whotoldthelittleprincethesecret?A．Afox. B．Aking.C．Ageographer. D．Abusinessman.3．Theunderlinedword“touching”means“_______”inChinese.A．无聊的 B．感人的C．惊讶的 D．失望的4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Thestoryhasbeentranslatedinto24languages.B．Thesecretisthepowerofknowledge.C．Thelittleprincemetthewriterofthebookinthedesert.D．Theking,thebusinessman,thelamplighterandthegeographerliveonthesameplanet.E17、DNAisthewhole“map”ofthehumanbody.Itissomethingthatallhumanshave,andittellsthebodywhattodo.DNAisthereasonthatwelooklikeourparents,becausewegetsomeoftheirDNAtomakeourown.Peoplehavebeentryingtounderstandthehumanbodyforalongtime.In1860,Mr.Mendeldiscoveredwhywelookthesameasotherpeopleinourfamily.Itisbecauseofsmallthingscalled“genes(基因)”inourbody.In1953,twoscientists,WatsonandCrick,foundoutthatthosesmallpartsarereallymessages.They’rewrittenintheDNAwithaspeciallanguage.In1961,anothertwoscientistsfoundthefirst“word”thatcouldunderstandinthatlanguage.ItshowshowDNAtellsthecell(细胞)tobuilditsparts.Sofar,scientistshavefoundallthewordsintheDNAmap,butwestilldonotunderstandwhattheyalldo.Byunderstandingwhatjustone“word”means,wecanhelptosavepeoplefromseveralillnesses.Sothemoreweunderstand.Themoredoctorswillbeabletodo.Mostpeoplehopethatthiswillhelptomakebettermedicineandhelpsickpeople.Otherpeopleworrythatwhenwelearnmore“words”andfindoutmoreinformation,wewilluseitinthewrongway,justtomakepeoplemoreattractive(有吸引力的),orstopsickpeoplegettingjobs.1．WhendidMr.Mendeldiscoverwhywelookthesameasotherpeopleinourfamily?A．In2000.B．In1961.C．In1953.D．In1860.2．Howcanwehelpsickpeopleifweunderstandmore“words”intheDNAmap?A．Makebettermedicine.B．Makethemgetjobs.C．Makemapsforthem.D．Makethemattractive.3．WhichoneisNOTtrueaccordingtothearticle?A．Welooklikeourparentsbecauseof“genes”inourbody.B．WehaveunderstoodwhatallthewordsintheDNAmapdo.C．DNAisthewhole“map”ofthehumanbody.D．DNAtellsthecelltobuilditsparts.F18、ItwasSunday.Henrydidsomeshoppingandthenwenttothecarpark.Hewasabouttostartthecarwhenarobber(强盗)stoodupfromthebackseat.HeheldaknifetoHenry'shead.“GivemeyourmoneyanddrivemetoNorthStreet.”heshouted.“Allright,”Henryanswered.Thenhestartedthecaranddroveaway.Being72yearsold,heknewhecouldnotfighttheyoungrobber.Heknewheneededhelp.Wherewerethepolice?Ashedrovetowardseachcrossing,helookedupanddownthesidestreets,andhopedthathecouldmeetapolicecar.Buthecouldseenone.“Justmyluck,”hethought.“IfIwasdrivingtoofast,therewouldbeapolicecaroneverycorner.”Sohepushedhisfootdownontheaccelerator(油门),andthecarranmuchfaster.“Whatareyoudoing?”shoutedtherobber.“Keepingoffthepolice,”Henryanswered.“IthoughtIsawapolicecarbackthere.”Heranredlights,drovethewrongwayonone-waystreets.Ontwo-waystreetshedroveonthewrongsideoftheroad.Notonepolicemansawhim.AgainHenry’splanwasnotworking.Hehadtotryanewplan.Heturnedacornerandsawthepolicestationinfront.Thenhedrovehiscarasfastashecouldtowardsthepolicegate.Thecarhitapolicemotorbikedownandstopped.Henryshouted,“Help!Help!”andhetriedtocatchtheknifewhichwasintherobber’shand.Atthatmoment,thepolicemenheardtheshoutsandcameoutofthepolicestation.1．OnSunday,Henrymetarobber__________.A．onhiswaytotheshopB．whenhewasstartinghiscarC．onNorthStreetD．whenhewasshopping2．What’stherightorderoftheeventsinthestory?a.Henryshoutedandtriedtocatchtheknife.b.Henrydrovetowardseachcrossingandhopedtomeetapolicecar.c.TherobberaskedHenrytogivehimmoneyanddrovehimtoNorthStreet.d.Thecarranthroughredlightsandwentonawrongway.A．→d→b→aB．→b→d→aC．→d→c→aD．→c→d→a3．hatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．t’sallrighttobreakthetrafficrulesatnight.B．hepolicemensawtherobberattheverybeginning.C．TherobberdrovethecartoNorthStreet.D